Vocabulary

What does 面白い (おもしろい, omoshiroi) mean?

面白い (おもしろい, omoshiroi) means interesting, fun.

Quick facts
Readingおもしろい
Romajiomoshiroi
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
おもしろい
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonomoshiroi

interesting, fun

GenkiGenki 5
  1. 1i-adjective interesting; fascinating; intriguing
  2. 2i-adjective amusing; funny; comical
  3. 3i-adjective enjoyable; fun; entertaining
  4. 4i-adjective good; satisfactory; favourable

Example sentences

  • This book is interesting.

  • Yesterday's movie was interesting.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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